Enrollment
363
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361425001173
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL
709 E DEKALB RD, DEKALB JUNCTION, NY 13630 · (315) 347-3442 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
181 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 50.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 363 | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL HINSDALE | 349 | 49.6% | 52.2% |
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL CHAUMONT | 335 | 49.6% | 55.3% |
| MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL MADISON | 413 | 50.1% | 38.8% |
| PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PRATTSBURGH | 351 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
Matched among New York K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #61 of 101 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #66 of 101 ▲ 2 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #56 of 101 ▲ 21 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #93 of 192 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #104 of 146 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #139 of 152 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #79 of 136 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #58 of 95 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 36.6 | 9.9:1 | 50% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 36.4 | 10.2:1 | 57% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 34.4 | 11.1:1 | 68% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 63% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 37.8 | 10.8:1 | 58% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 50% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 41 | 11.4:1 | 44% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL
A small school serving multiple grade levels in DEKALB JUNCTION, New York, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment stands at 363 students, covering pre-K through 12. The school is 33% below the average for combined schools in New York.
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The share of White students at HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is 96%. In St. Lawrence County overall, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The school has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in New York is 8.7:1. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of New York public K-12 schools.
In New York, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.1% actual against a predicted 56.7%.
In St. Lawrence County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,850, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 40 public schools and about 13,653 students.
About 9.6 miles separate HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL from the closest public school, EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Ranked by average proficiency, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 416 students in 2020-21 to 363 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.2:1).
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St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
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Nearby schools
- EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.6 mi · 205
- EDWARDS-KNOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 289
- SAINT LAWRENCE-LEWIS BOCES9.8 mi · 225
- F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 408
- J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL10.8 mi · 301
- H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.8 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.